Nigerian billionaire, Ambassador Antonio Deinde Fernandez is dead, aged 79 years.
Announcing his demise in a tweet on Tuesday, Nigerian Journalist/Publisher, Dele Momodu, said: “Nigeria, and indeed Africa, has just lost one of its greatest sons; Ambassador Chief Antonio Dehinde Fernandez is gone!”
Breaking news: Nigeria, and indeed Africa, has just lost one of its greatest sons; AMBASSADOR CHIEF ANTONIO DEHINDE FERNANDEZ is gone!
— Dele Momodu (@DeleMomodu) September 1, 2015
He died on the 1st of September, 2015 in Belgium.
According to Momodu, When he spoke to Chief Fernandez last Saturday from the call placed to him by the Oba of Lagos, he had a premonition. He commiserated with the people of Lagos “on the death of their iconic son”.
Oba of Lagos calling Fernandez
Yatch owned by Fernandez
I remember with pride and fondness how Ambassador Fernandez invited me from London for lunch in Edinburgh, Scotland…
A photo posted by DELE MOMODU (@delemomoduovation) on Sep 1, 2015 at 6:10pm PDT
The Ambassador plenipotentiary DEINDE FERNANDEZ hosted MADIBA NELSON MANDELA on his eye-popping island in New York…
A photo posted by DELE MOMODU (@delemomoduovation) on Sep 1, 2015 at 5:52pm PDT
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